They only watched when the season started. Now, they may have a more significant role. Wallace finished the game as Auburn's quarterback after replacing Kiehl Frazier, who had replaced Clint Moseley. Uzomah made his second straight start after replacing out-for-the-season Philip Lutzenkirchen and turned in a Lutzenkirchen-like performance.

Wallace was 6-of-9 passing for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Uzomah caught three passes for 90 yards after catching two passes in his first start last week. All his catches this season have come in the last eight days.

Uzomah tried to put a positive spin on a bad night.

"We played together and fought to the very end, that’s what the coaches asked for," Uzomah said. "Obviously, the outcome wasn’t something we wanted, but we fought to the end.”

His touchdown covered 27 yards and cut the score – well, it did cut the score – to 49-14.

"The touchdown catch was fun, but I still had a lot of mistakes throughout the game," Uzomah said.

“We had opportunities to convert on the plays the coaches were calling. We just have to convert and keep fighting.”